I get asked fairly often about how to "find" the time to do continuous improvement. It is the wrong question. The time is not lost. It is a matter of prioritization.
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Never Trust a Windfall: A Lesson on D...
When you understand your process and it is stable, you should get predictable results. If the outcome is bad, we generally check on what went wrong.
But if the outcome is unexpectedly positive, we tend to believe it. But unless something changed in your process, it is extremely unlikely it miracu... -
5S Workstations
Make a 5S workstation to remove obstacles to good workplace organization. This video talks about what to include in your workstation, why to build one, and how it acts to remove excuses that come from a resistance to change.
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7 Basic Tools of Quality
The 7 Basic Tools of Quality (or 7 QC Tools) is a collection of data analysis and problem solving tools used in continuous improvement.
They include:
* Cause and effect diagram (or Ishikawa diagram or fishbone diagram)
* Control charts
* Pareto charts
* Scatter diagram
* Histogram
* Check shee...
